Lady Pioneer softball blanked at Blackman

On Monday the Lady Pioneer softball team hit the road for a District 7-AAA game against Blackman.

After falling to the Lady Blaze last week, Warren County was looking to even the series, but it wasn?t to be as the Lady Pioneers fell 4-0 and dropped to 3-11 on the season.

Kaitom Tanner took the loss for the Lady Pioneers working six innings, giving up five hits and four runs, while facing 28 batters. Natalie Papini got the win for Blackman, giving up three hits and fanning 13, while facing 32 Lady Pioneers. Warren County committed three errors, while Blackman had four.

Ashlee Malone reached in the top of the first on a single, but was left stranded. Blackman went down in order in its half of the inning.

In the top of the second Bethani McGuire reached on an error. Linnsay Williamson and Brittany Darnbush drew walks, but once again Warren County failed to advance the runners.

In the bottom of the fourth Blackman scored one run off of two hits and one error. In the bottom of the fifth the Lady Blaze sent two runs across the plate on one hit an error and a fielder?s choice to take a 3-0 lead.

In the sixth, Blackman scored one run after the Lady Pioneers had recorded two outs. A hit batter, a single and then another batter hit by a pitch put the Lady Blaze out in front 4-0.

In the top of the seventh, Warren County got its leadoff runner on with an error. Katie Rogers drew a two-out walk and Mary Kate Fisher reached on an error, but the next batter went down swinging as the Lady Blaze picked up the victory.

Malone, Kayley Murray and Rogers had one hit each.

The Lady Pioneers will be at home on Monday against Cookeville.